Saturday, January 23, 2010

Kecak the philosophy dance

In Bali, there are different types of traditional dance that is be admired by the tourists from domestic and overseas tourists. One of them is the Kecak dance which reputedly created in 1930. Kecak dance is usually played by the men, amounting to dozens of people line up to sit in a way and form a circle with a rhythm called the word “cak”. The dancers who sit around and use a cloth with the motif boxes, such as chess boards around their waist. Besides the dancers, the dancers have also the other portrayal of figures such as the Ramayana, Rama, Shinta, Rahwana, Hanoman (a kind of an ape). Kecak dance songs taken from the ritual dances of Sang Hyang (God). In addition, the tool does not use music. Only used kincringan charged on foot dancers portray the figures Ramayana.

kecak dance

Kecak Dance is a dance that told the story of Ramayana, Rama struggle assisted by Hanoman against Rahwana in order to free Shinta from the grip of Rahwana. As the heroic stories, then be depicted at the end of the story that the “good” certain defeat “evil.” Shinta and can eventually released by Rama who is assisted by Hanoman.



However, the Kecak dance originated from the tradition of Sang Hyang ritual that its dancers are not aware of the condition / trance, making communication with God or the spirit of the ancestors, which then convey its expectations to the community.

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